11:35 pm, Wednesday, 7 January 2026
BREAKING NEWS
Smartphone Industry Ends 2025 Searching for the Next Growth Engine
Mature markets show fatigue By the end of 2025, the global smartphone industry is confronting a familiar problem with renewed
China Fires Rockets as Military Exercises Near Taiwan Intensify
China escalated its military exercises around Taiwan by launching rockets during the second day of large-scale drills, further intensifying tensions
China’s Record Military Drills Around Taiwan Raise Regional Alarm
China has launched one of its largest military exercises around Taiwan, significantly heightening tensions in the Taiwan Strait and drawing
Ukraine Signals Readiness for Expanded Drone Strikes as Russia Intensifies Winter Attacks
Frontline pressure and long-range tactics Ukraine’s military leadership has signaled readiness to expand long-range drone operations deeper into Russian territory
Ukraine Says Drones Hit Key Russian Gas Facility, Signaling New Pressure on Energy Supply Lines
Targeting energy-linked infrastructure Ukraine said its drones struck what it described as Russia’s largest gas processing plant in the Orenburg
Middle East Diplomacy Intensifies as Gaza Truce Talks Face Fragile Deadlock
Ceasefire efforts under strain Diplomatic activity around Gaza intensified this week as mediators pushed to salvage a fragile truce framework
Ukraine Presses Winter Battlefield Gains as Moscow Signals Prolonged Conflict
Frontline pressure and logistics strain Ukraine intensified pressure along several eastern and southern axes as winter conditions set in, combining
Global Leaders Press for Gaza Truce as Humanitarian Access Tightens
Diplomacy under strain Diplomatic pressure intensified on December 25 as several governments renewed calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza,
China Opposes US Tariffs on Chips, Warns of Trade Friction
Tech export tensions, global semiconductor stakes China’s Ministry of Commerce publicly criticized planned U.S. tariffs on Chinese semiconductor imports, calling
Ukraine Drone Strikes on Moscow Spark Industrial Blaze
Russian capital targeted, impact on wider conflict Moscow authorities reported that Ukrainian drones struck industrial facilities on the outskirts of
